RF & Microwave

3U VPX rugged graphics board with NVIDIA CUDA GPGPU for military embedded systems introduced by GE

Wed, 16 May 2012 05:30:00 GMT

HUNTSVILLE, Ala., 16 May 2012. GE Intelligent Platforms in Huntsville, Ala., is introducing the GRA112 3U VPX rugged graphics board for demanding graphical applications that require a general-purpose graphics processing unit (GPGPU), such as intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR), radar, and sonar.

On-demand satellite photos of the battlefield, coming to a handheld device near you

Tue, 15 May 2012 14:20:00 GMT

THE MIL & AERO VIDEO BLOG, 15 May 2012. Scientists at the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) are prodding industry to find ways of providing on-demand satellite photos of the forward edge of battlefields quickly and at a price competitive with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), as John Keller reports this week in the Mil & Aero video blog.

Army seeks situational-awareness intelligence capability for small units on the leading edge of battle

Tue, 15 May 2012 12:21:00 GMT

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md., 15 May 2012. U.S. Army researchers are asking industry for ideas on how to enhance the situational awareness of small units such as companies, platoons, and squads operating on the forward edge of the battlefield that today generally do not have access to a wide variety of real-time intelligence.

Rugged Cisco PMC module for military ad-hoc networking on the move introduced by X-ES

Tue, 15 May 2012 05:15:00 GMT

MIDDLETON, Wis., 15 May 2012. Extreme Engineering Solutions (X-ES) in Middleton, Wis., is introducing the XPedite5205 PCI mezzanine card (PMC) embedded router module hosting Cisco IOS IP Routing software for mobile ad hoc networking for military and emergency response.

RF and microwave amplifiers and mixers for military sensors and SATCOM introduced by Hittite

Mon, 14 May 2012 10:39:00 GMT

CHELMSFORD, Mass., 14 May 2012. Hittite Microwave Corp. in Chelmsford, Mass., is introducing two RF and microwave amplifiers and three mixers for microwave & millimeter wave radios, military sensors, test & measurement equipment, and satellite communications (SATCOM) applications operating at frequencies from 24 to 46.5 GHz.

Army wants ideas from industry on how to place communications and EW systems on vehicles without co-location interference

Sun, 13 May 2012 13:44:00 GMT

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md., 13 May 2012. U.S. Army radio frequency (RF) experts are reaching out to industry for ideas on how to place RF communications and electronic warfare (EW) systems near one another on vehicles without causing RF interference.

DARPA seeks to develop small reconnaissance satellites that are cheaper to build than UAVs

Fri, 11 May 2012 12:37:00 GMT

ARLINGTON, Va., 11 May 2012. Scientists at the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in Arlington, Va., want to make relevant battlefield imagery available to front-line warfighters in real time using constellations of temporary and inexpensive orbiting satellites that are launched quickly enough to support fast-moving military operations.

Air Force launches second AHEF satellite

Sat, 05 May 2012 05:30:00 GMT

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., 5 May 2012. The U.S. Air Force launched the second Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF-2) military communication satellite, built by a Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] team, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station aboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket.

Lockheed Martin to provide orbital operations support of GPS IIR/IIR-M satellites

Thu, 03 May 2012 05:15:00 GMT

NEWTOWN, Pa., 3 May 2012. Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) has been awarded an $8.4 million contract to provide orbital operations support of the GPS IIR/IIR-M satellite constellation.

C4I launches new Advanced Multi-Interface Interoperable Communications System product

Thu, 03 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT

RESTON, Va., 3 May 2012. C4i recently released the latest product in its SwitchplusIP communications suite. The Advanced Multi-Interface Interoperable Communications Systems (AMICS).

Four-channel serial Front-Panel Data Port (FPDP) interface PMC/XMC module introduced by GE

Wed, 02 May 2012 07:33:00 GMT

HUNTSVILLE, Ala., 2 May 2012. GE Intelligent Platforms in Huntsville, Ala., is introducing the SPR507B four-channel serial Front-Panel Data Port (FPDP) interface PMC/XMC module for military embedded systems such as sonar or radar signal processing systems that gather inputs from several sensors for back-end processing. The module can help embedded computing designers save several chassis slots, GE (NYSE:GE) officials say.

STAR Dynamics and General Dynamics reveal new radar

Wed, 02 May 2012 05:15:00 GMT

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., 2 May 2012. General Dynamics C4 Systems and STAR Dynamics Corp. recently demonstrated an X-band Space Time Adaptive Radar (XSTAR) system’s ability to track the launch and flight of a multi-stage test missile.

Agilent boosts expertise in high-speed communications test with acquisition of Centellax

Tue, 01 May 2012 10:55:00 GMT

SANTA CLARA, Calif., 1 May 2012. Executives of Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) in Santa Clara, Calif., plan to enhance the company's expertise in test products for high-speed communications with their announced acquisition of the test and measurement business of Centellax in Santa Rosa, Calif.

Lockheed Martin to produce counterfire radars for Army

Tue, 01 May 2012 09:00:00 GMT

SYRACUSE, N.Y., 1 May 2012. The U.S. Army awarded Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] $391 million in production orders for a new radar system that provides protection from rocket, mortar and artillery fire.

Northrop Grumman to upgrade electronic attack pods for Air Force

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 05:15:00 GMT

HERNDON, Va., 28 April 2012. The U.S. Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) a $52.8 million, 27-month engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) contract to upgrade its electronic attack (EA) pods.

SAIC to produce Battle Force Tactical Network for Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 05:00:00 GMT

MCLEAN, Va., 28 April 2012. Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) [NYSE: SAI] has been awarded a prime contract by the U.S. Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) to produce the Battle Force Tactical Network (BFTN) system.

General Dynamics to provide FAA with air traffic control radios

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 05:30:00 GMT

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. 25 April 2012. General Dynamics C4 Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), received a contract from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for radios that allow air traffic control personnel to communicate with commercial and military aircraft throughout the National Airspace System (NAS).

Latching Micro-D connectors for cable connections in aerospace and defense applications introduced by Omnetics

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 05:15:00 GMT

MINNEAPOLIS, 20 April 2012. Omnetics Connector Corp. in Minneapolis is introducing the Latching Micro-D connectors for quick cable connections to rack and panel equipment in military, aerospace, and medical applications. The Latching Micro-D connector features a squeeze-latch system that is small and light weight.

Pentagon accepts MAINGATE wideband networking waveform into Joint Tactical Radio System library

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 05:00:00 GMT

MARLBOROUGH, Mass., 20 April 2012. The Department of Defense has accepted Raytheon Co.'s (NYSE: RTN) Next Generation Mobile Ad hoc Networking Waveform (NMW) into the government's Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) library, strengthening Raytheon's position as a provider of wideband Ground Mobile Radio solutions.

Second communications satellite for United Arab Emirates ready for launch

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 05:15:00 GMT

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan, 19 April 2012. Y1B, the second satellite of the United Arab Emirates’ space communications program prepared for launch on a Proton launcher from Baikonur in Kazakhstan.